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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-24
some of the color blendings.

Ladies' Writing Desks.
Sooner or later every lady ex-
poets to have one. More like
ly to come at Christmas than
at any other time.
Full of facilities that their
size would never hint at. 1t is
the makers every-year study to
get more and more of neatness
and convenience into these
handsome bits of furniture.
The best of two hemispheres
are here. Such a gathering of
them as we never had before
and for less money. As neat
and rich as anyone need care
for, 81. Covered with extra
quality straight grain leather,
and furnished complete. A
Desk like this hasnever before
been less than $40, more like
ly $I2.5o.
A mirror-polish on the Olive
Wood Writing Desks. and each
part of a single piece of wood.
With ruler, pen and pencil,
and cut glass inkstand, $lo to
$40.
Saxony Desks of German
Thura Wood, inlaid with
mother-ofpearl, ebony, maple,
holly and olive, SO to $40.
Engle Writing Desks are
warranted not to warp or crack.
Of course none of the Desks
we have just been telling twill
warp or crack, but the Engle
Desks are moderate priced
very. They are the kind that
slipshod work is likeliest to get
into. The wood that Engle
desks will be made of three
years hence is in the dry house
now
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-24
light brown and brown
brown ANA ecu
blue ami brown
llu- aul'tlrab
blue and gold

The lluorcscent or change
able effect is very marked in
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-24

Chestnut, Thirteenth and market streets
and City-hall square.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Pemhina County.

HAMILTON, Oct 29.-I will try and give a
few reasons why think this good country
for a poor man-that is, of course, if he
wishes to be a farmer. / was an iron molder
in Illinois in several different places; had
money to spend, but none saved up. / made
up my mind that would try Dakota. These
last two seasons have done well. Last year
/ had 8, 500 bushels of grain; this year about
1000 bushels of wheat and oats, l rented
my land. 1 had nothing when came here;
l have now five horses, two cows and some
young stock. l am buying the farm am
on; have good easy terms ask, how many
years would / have to dig and slave down
there to get around me what have at the
present time. | have nearly all the machin-
cry and implements necessary to work 800
acres OF land. l don't mean to say that
have everything paid for, but most OF
them are, and everything Is In
good shape I say if man has ambition and
perseverance about him, he can get along in
Dakota better than in those southern places
where the land is all worked out. We have
to work hard. of course. for a time; but, if l
continue to have as good luck as | have the
last two years, | will in two or three years be
independent of everybody. have another
farm here. it is ON the Pembina mountains;
have not done much with 1t, because there
was no railroad nearer than twenty-six miles.
Now the road is through within two and Il
half miles Of my farm, which will bring it I'D
in value.
We can buy good land here for SIS per
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

Wilmot W. Brookings was born in
Woolwich, Sagadahoc county, Me. His
bOyhOod was passed OH a farm. He
graduated from Bowdoin college in
1855; read law with the late Senator
Fessenden in Portland, Me-; was adj
mitted to the bar in 1857; came to Sioux
Falls, Dak., August, 1857. He was ap-
pointed district attorney of Big
Sioux county ins> 1858; was a
member of the provisional legislature
of Dakota for 1s59-60, and president of
the council Of the same; also member
of the council for the First district in
the first legislature of Dakota, and
served two years. He moved to Yank-
ton in 1862, and was elected member
of the lower branch of the legislature
from Yankton county in 1868; reelected
in 1864 and again in 1865. He was
elected speaker of the house in 1864.
In 1866 he served as superin-
the United States military wagon
road from Minnesota to Montana.
From YanktOn county, he was elected
in 1867 a member of the council for two
years, and elected president of the
council in 1868. He was elected district
attorney for Yankton county for 1S67-6S.
In April, 1869, he was appointed by
President Grant associate justice of the
supreme court of Dakota for four years,
serving on the bench until 1878. He
was one of the leading organizers of the
Dakota Southern Railroad, the first rail-
road to enter Dakota, in 1872, and was
its president during construction, and
vice president and solicitor up to the
time of its purchase and absorption by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road. In 1878 he returned to Sioux
Falls. and in June, 1888, established the
Sioux Falls Leader, and edited and pub
iished the same until April, 1885. He
was member of the constitutional con-
ventions of 1888 and 1885, and is now
president of the Minnehaha Trust COM
pany: director of the Sioux Falls Ma
tional bank, Western Fire and Marine
Insurance company, Dakota Packing
company, Safety Deposit company; vice
president of Sioux Falls university, and
president of the Minnehaha Mining
cOmDdDV
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
He Has Done Neu.

WILLOW BROOK, Oct. 3O.-After spending
seven summers in this vicinity am prepared
to say am we'll pleased with Dakota, and
have great faith in its future as great state,
or rather two states. Ihave seen the railroad
come and go on to the far west ana II IS
something the early settler is anxious to see,
and something we cannot improve new
country without although we sometimes
think we have to pay pretty well Tor what we
get. / have been turning my attention to
No. l hard wheat, and have succeeded quite
well. Last year we had it very dry and
short crop-an average OF about fourteen
bushels per acre. This year l have about
twice that amount. On my oldest land, the
sixth crop, l got thirty bushels per acre of
wheat On 100 acres of new land got $3.50
bushels of No. l hard wheat, and thirty acres
of the 100 was on sod that was not backset,
which cut down the average very much. Part
of the 100 acres yielded forty bushels per
acre. The difference is very much in favor
of the thorough cultivation. L am also turn
ing my attention to grass and stock. cut
and threshed $50 bushels of timothy seed,
which does quite well. expect to seed
160 acres more next spring OF timothy.
l have a nice little herd of cattle, with thor
oughbred Angus Polled bull at the head,
which | think is a very good breed Tor TINS
northern country. My place is well watered,
with running stream OF good spring water.
With good barns We can raise stock ana 90
mixed farming as we'll here as in any of the
states, for we have an abundance OF good
straw, which we burn every year, that would
make very good feed and very cheap, with
some grain which we can raise as cheap here
on our cheap land as can be raised any place.
Oats and barley do very well. Our oats
will weigh forty pounds per bushel. Miilet
and Hungarian do very well. and our wild
grass makes the best of hay. Our wild grass
is very nutritious and fattens stock very
quickly, and we get an extra good growth on
all kinds of young stock. have never had
stock winter better than they have the past
six years in Northern Dakota. 1t is some
colder here than in Illinois, but we do not
have the mud and sloppy weather that they
do at my old home at Geneseo, Ill.
One thing we have to be thankful for is the
best of vegetables, and especially potatoes. of
which have shipped car load home for my
folks, friends and self to live on this winter.
| went from Michigan to Illinois in 1867, and
the past seven summers / have spent in
Northern Dakota. l expect to make my
flight south in a few weeks and return north
in the early spring to the lands of Dakota.
GEORGE w, WooD.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Cass County.

ARTHUR, Oct. 81 .-Icame here in the spring
of 1881 from Smith county, Kas., built the
first house at this place, and in fact, could
only see three others in sight of US; have
lived here ever since; have seen the country
improve rapidly. Seven years ago 1 bought
all the wheat that was brought to this station,
which was little over 43, 600 bushels. Last
year the shipments were little over 3OO,-
900 bushels, showing better than anything
else can do the rate of increase in the i'm
provements in this new country. | have been
raised in the West, having lived west ever
since was seven years old, and can truth
fully assert that no place l have ever seen
will at all compare with this for farming pur
poses In the seven years that we have been
here there has been no such thing
as a failure of crops, or anything
approaching it. Prices of wheat have ranged
from SIC to 81 45 per bushel. Crops have
averaged twenty. bushels of wheat to the
acre Oats and other crops grow better than
l have ever seen them anywhere. There is
plenty of wild land that can be bought at
very reasonable prices, that will pay for itself
in two crops with proper care. And say to
all intending to change. or having grown
tired of farming where the expenses eat up
all the profits, come here and throw in your
lot with us and make yourself a good, COM
Portable home, and good living while
doing SO.
Arthur has three elevators, two general
stores that are carrying $4,000 in stock
each, one lumber yard, one blacksmith shop
with three men, one saloon. one depot, with
other buildings. Population, seventy-fve
persons. L. E. HALL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
OWatOnna.

DR.. and Mrs. L. L. Bennett enter
tanned the UniversaIist society Wednes-
day evening in honor of Prof. and Mrs.
A. c. Gutterson, who have just arrived
from Masena, n. Y. where they were
but recently married. Among the
guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. A.
G. Gutterson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Gutter
son, Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Lord, Mr.. Otis
Lord and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchinson, Mrs. Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs.
McGowan, Mr.. and Mrs. K. D. Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Backus, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
a. Farmer, Mr.. and Mrs; J. W. An
drews, Mr.. and Mrs. S. FL. Showers, Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Willsey, N. G.. Larson,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Barncard, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. J. Ames, Mr.. and Mrs. &. W. Blair,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Tryson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. CHI. Brown,
Mrs. and Misses Chapman, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Cotter, Mr., and Miss Cook,
Mr. and Mrs. f. w. Adams, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Young, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Twiford,
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs.
McAleXander and Misses Matte and
Allie Showers, Maud Willsey, Ora Barn
card, Clara Ames. Jessie Farmer, Alice
Roberts, Ada Lord, Ida Titus, Ina and
Grace Gutterson.
Wednesday evening last the follow
ing ladies entertained the NJ. E. church
society and their friends, at the home of
Mrs. NJ. B. Chadwick: Mesdames E. A,
Gray. f. Odell, j. Hellwig, E. Phillips,
Baldwin and J. Cottier.
Mrs. D. c. Adams entertained at tea
Thursday Mrs. Il. Gillitt, Mrs. j. A.
Hall, of Fargo; Mrs. G. I'll. Randall, of
Minneapolis; Mrs. &. W. and Miss Irene
lockwood.
Mrs. G. W. lockwood gave a family
tea party Tuesday, relatives being pres
ent from Fargo, Minneapolis and Dodge
Center.
Mrs. J. A. BALL, of Fargo, who has
been spending the week with relatives
here, left for st. Paul Friday morn-
ing.
Mrs. Hill, of Sand Ridge, To-, has
been spending few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. B. Pratt.
Mrs. /. n. Jones, from Minneapolis,
was the guest of Mrs. j. Brown last
week.
Mrs. Merrill, of Rice Lake, is spend
ing the week with Mrs. c. A. Smith.
Mrs. G. H. Randall, of Minneapolis,
has been visiting here this week.
Miss Allen, from Faribault, is the
guest of Miss Allie Winship.
Mrs. G. E. Giddings is visiting at
Blooming Prairie.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

dends are regularly declared and paid:
assessments are few and light work is
in progress everywhere-and yet, in
spite of all, no particular activity in
stocks is reported, although prices are
relatively low and within the reach of
all" The same paper cOntrovertS the
theory of scarcity of money as account
ing for it by citing the fact that $50. 900
of absolutely new money is disbursed
here every month. the product of Black
Hills mines.
The explanation may not be so far to
seek as is imagined. For one thing it is
a fact that few are willing to admit-but
fact that seems capable of demonStra-
tiOn-that the prices of all mining shares
are held at more than the property and
prospects of the companies are worth.
Most of the Ruby Basin and Bald Moun-
tain mines are only little over year
old and the majority have had
NO DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE ON
THEM
sufficient to raise them to the rank of
producers or mines at all. These are
usually stocked at 200,0 shares, at par
value of S5-a capitalization of $780,
600. Some of them are stocked at ST.
10000. This is done when the COM
pany is formed, and without regard to
tho present and prospective value OF
the property.
The stock boom and collapse of last
year were based chiefly upon the evil
of over-capitaliZation to which | have
referred. We are slowly and painfully
recovering from the effects of the col
lapse, but the influence of oyer-capitali-
cation remains to weigh like an incu
bus upon the legitimate mining pros
poets of the Hills. The evils of this eX
travagant diScOunting of all imaginable
possibilities of a mining region are
known and admitted by all thinking
men, but it has become so deep-roOted a
practice that probably nothing will avail
TO stop it and put the business upon
sound basis but legislation such as, in
the East, has compelled corporations to
put up cash capital as an earnest of
their legitimacy. | might add as an
other reason for the skepticiSm of in
yestors regarding the promises of prop
critics and stocks is the reaction from
sensational reports of newspapers, but
edOugh has been offered to account for
the supposed anomalous condition of
things without enlarging upon the last
named cause
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Dakota the Place for Eastern
Farmers Who Have Little
Money to Invest.
There Are Plenty Of Cheap
Lands in the Best Sec
lions Obtainable.
The Evidence of Men Who
Have Tried Farming in
the East and West.
Letters of Some Well-KnoWn
Citizens, Telling What
Can Be Done.

Another installment of letters from
Dakota farmers is printed in this issue
of the GLOBE. They bear the stamp of
genuineneSS, and show their freedom
from any interested influence, because
the names are signed to them. And
they are not written by land agents, or
money lenders, or men who would hope
to reap pecuniary benefit by getting
people to leave their homes in the East
and come to Dakota. The letters come
from bona fide farmers, who have
mostly lived on their lands for years
and know whereof they speak. They
contain great deal of valuable infor-
nation for people in the East and South
who are seeking homes in the North
west, and they ought to induce a con-
siderable amount of immigration to
Dakota
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Water and Gas.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, Nov. 1S.-While Fargo is lay
ing its gas mains under the Red to sup
ply MOorhead, the latter place is COM
mencing to sink an arteSian We'll which
may possibly eventually supply both
cities with a purer and more palatable
drinking element than the Red river
does. MoOrhead has let the contract to
bore a five-inch hole in the ground down
1,500 feet for $3.50 and may perhaps go
much deeper if the indications are en-
couraging. The people of that city have
been drinking the water of the Red and
don't regard it as wholesome or desir-
able for a regular beverage. They eX-
pect to find powerful stream of flowing
water within 1,500 feet, and possibly
natural gas or coal. If they get the
flow they expect they may supply
Fargo, as, under local option. the de-
mand will be much greater than hereto
fore, or Fargo will duplicate the well.
Much credit is due MOorhead for its en-
terpriSe and liberality in the matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Penbina County.

BATHGATE, Oct 31.-For the benefit of
many inquiring friends as to the advantages
of this county, 1 would say first, the climate
is far ahead of any other place l have ever
lived, and is beyond comparison. We have
no mud or breakups in the winter, and no
more rain than we need during the summer
While drouth affects the soil where | came
from, here it does not. We have had but
little rain for year, and still our wheat crop
will average above any l ever knew in Iowa,
and | lived there for over thirty years. /
have neighbors who came here four or five
years ago without a dollar, and to-day are
well-to-do farmers mostly out of debt with
large farms we'll stocked and under fine cult
vation. After farm is once broken, it only
takes about one-third of the time to work it.
With 160 acres and good team farmer
can make living and get rich, and only
work three months out of the year, while
where l formerly lived lin stock country
farmers had to work 800 days in year, not
only one year, but every year.
While I like my old home am better
pleased where / live, and certainly do not
want to go back to do business.
S. ID. BoSTwICK.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Col. TayIor's Nightmare.
Special to the Globe.


CANTON, Nov. 1S.-Hon. J. W. Tay-
lor, p. c. of the G. A. r.. recently re-
ceiyed an official letter from 5. Ii.
Jumper, assistant adjutant general of
the department of Dakota. about bust
ness concerning the order. 1t was dated
Aberdeen, Nov. IL. In this letter was a
circular calling attention to the meeting
of the statehood convention at Aber
deem on Dec. Is. Mr.. Taylor takes ex-
ceptiOns to the course pursued by the
adjutant general, and claims that he has
violated the fundamental principles of
the order by mixing a political matter
with the affairs of the q. A. r. He
wrote long letter to Jumper to-day
protesting against it. The convention
circular was signed by ]. Q. A. Braden.
Taylor declares it is a political scheme,
in favor of the one state, and against
the diyiSionists, in which an attempt is
made to use the g. A. r. Taylor goes
into long argument in support of di-
misunderstanding that the people want
it-and says the one state proposition
would be voted down il submitted to the
people.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

J. jeff Dobbin, editor and publisher of
the Daily and Weekly Times Record, of
Valley City, was born in the province
of Ontario, Can. From Canada he went
to the state of Missouri, remaining there
several years. In the spring of 1884 he
removed to Dakota, and purchased an
interest in the Valley City Times, then
owned by Col. Richardson, in 1886. He
afterwards became sole proprietor of
. the Times, and in the spring Of 1887
consolidated it with the Barnes County
Record, thus bringing under one man
agement the two Oldest and leading
papers of Barnes county, and which,
under the name of the Times Record,
he still controls. Valley City had for
years been split by fractional differences,
which found expression in the warning
organs which Mr.. Dobbin merged into
one, and he has effectually terminated
all fractional troubles by harmonizing
the sources Of irritation. Though
Republican in politics, Mr.. DObbin
recognizes the efforts of Gov. Church to
conduct the affairs Of the territory in
the interests Of its people, and gives his
administration hearty support.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
MINNESOTA.
Lake City.

Mr.. and Mrs j. M. Underwood gave
musicale Friday evening, in honor of
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Lang
try, son and daughter, of WinOna. Re-
citations were given by Mesdames A. j.
Greer, w. j. Richardson, j. q. Richard
son and Miss Eta Rogers, after which
an elegant collation. was served.
Friday evening last Mr.. and Mrs. II.
K. Terrell were rendered surprise
party by their friends. who gathered to
celebrate the tifty-ninth anniversary of
their marriage.
A branch of the ChautauQua Literary
and Scientific Circle has been eStab-
lished in the city, with Rev. j. Pember-
ton. president, and Miss Jennie Baker,
vice-president.
Miss Mamie Gaylord. who has been
spending several days with her parents
in this city, returned to Saltwater Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pember are enter
tanning their daughter, Mrs. A. T.
Jernegan, of Brainerd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lilley and
daughter Ethel left Wednesday for ST.
Peter, their future home.
Mrs l.. E. Thorp has taken rooms at
the Merchants hotel, where she is at
home to her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Walradt, nee Mary
Salisbury, are sojourning with d. I'll.
Salisbury. a
Miss Minnie Guernsey leaves to-day
for MapletOn, to be absent until April.
Miss Dora Souder, of st. Paul, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Hubbard.
Miss Fay, of Pepin, Wis, will spend
the winter with Mrs. F. Whip.
Mr.. and Mrs FL. B. McKenney visited
friends ill Chatfield last week.
Mrs Val. Rocker and daughters leave
to-day for Kansas City.
Mrs. Moses G. Kelly has returned
from the East.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
A PostOffice Middle.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1S.-The lease
cases for the postoffices at Aberdeen and
Rapid City still lNng fire in the depart
ment. The postmaster general is so
busy that he has been unable to con-
slider them, and has referred all such
cases to the first assistant postmaster
general. The report of the Inspector in
the Rapid City case has not been re-
ceived. No one seems to know why.
The report of the inspector i'll the Aber-
deem case has been on file for mouth,
but there has been no action taken. No
one seems to know why. In the latter
case it is alleged that the testimony of
reputable citizens is so conflicting that
the department knows not what to do,
without making mistake. The report
of the last inspector sent there differs
materially from that of the first, but in
what particulars cannot be aScertained.
Both of these offices became eligible for
government lease on the 1st of last July.
1t seems very strange that their rights
are not accorded to them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Favor the One State Plan.
Special to the Globe.


SIOUX FALLS, Nov. 1S.-The scheme
to hold an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cOnven-
ton next month at Aberdeen is very
favorably received in this county, whose
citizens are pretty thoroughly disguised
with the methods of Campbell and his
wild eyed followers. They see in this
plan something which is both tangible
and sensible, and they will answer it by
sending up delegation of good strong
workers. The county at the last cleo
ton gave majority of over 900 for di-
vision, but the vote is no accurate meas
ure of the opinion on the question. At
many of the polling places no against
division tickets had been provided,
and the voters slid in division tickets as
a matter of convenience. The prohib;-
ton question was paramount here, and
many are the voters who ABSOLUTELY can
not tell which way they voted on the di-
vision question. This explains why
Minnehaha, which is in fact an admis-
sion-as-a-whole county, gave majority
for division.